Hi,
I have a Bentalls corn mill that i will be looking to convert from Hand crank to Belt driven, i have a Petter A1 (1.5 @ 750RPM) to go on it or a 3hp 1500RPM A1VO, I'm assuming because its hand crank it'd be best suited to the slower running engine.. Anyway does anyone know if i could just replace it will the right size pulley and belt ratio or would i need a reduction gearbox to slow it down as realistically you probably wouldn't get more than 50-60 cranks out of it in a minute by hand?
Thanks,Zac

I think I'd keep the lovely flywheel and put a small vee pulley on the other end of the shaft, together with a suitable reduction gearbox, with the aim of going for about 30 rpm on the shaft.

Phillip

Thats the plan i was thinking off really. I saw one that did similar and looked better. I'm all for keeping the flywheel as it has a nice pattern on. Only thing that put me off on the other one was the way the flywheel was sticking off the shaft.